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Windows Based Memory Test?

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Phoshious

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I think I have some bad RAM, but I'd like to test it. Here's the thing... I'd use MemTest86, but I don't have a floppy drive, and I don't have any blank CD's (or money to get some), so I can't use that. Are there any Windows based Memory Testing apps, or at least, one I can use without needing a floppy/CDRom?

Thanks. :D
 
You need to run Memtest86. Install a floppy drive or burn it to a CD-R and run it. Or just take the DIMMs out and test them in another machine that does have a floppy drive. Its very hard to detect errors within windows. You need to run Memtest86 which runs outside of windows and will be thorough. Run it for at least 8-24 hours.
 
By the way...

What happened was, I was recommended a Socket 370 HSF for my Athlon 1900+, which cracked the core, after that my mobo was dead too. Now in this computer my RAM (512MB, SDRAM - Two sticks of 256) shows up as 128MB (two sticks of 64MB) so I'm guessing it's messed up? I haven't gotten a faster computer to test them on yet, but these exact sticks showed up as 384MB in this computer before. I'm guessing it's an app like MemTest I wanna use to verify that then, right?

Thanks for all your help, guys.
 
memtest86 != capacity checker. If BIOS is reporting the wrong capacity, either the motherboard or the modules are damaged. Drop them in another system to isolate the problem.
 
First of all, there is no way to test all your memory while you have an operating system loaded because you can't unload the operating system to test the memory.

If your bios doesn't recognize all your ram then memtest certainly won't. Is that SDRAM 72 pin? Some boards just can't address high capacity 72 pin simms, so they can't see all the ram on a module. Actually, I suppose this may be the case with 184 pin dimms as well. I think I tried putting a 128 meg stick in my girlfriend's old dell and it only recognized it as a 32 stick or something.
 
See but that's the thing, this exact same computer had these sticks of RAM in it about 6 weeks ago, and it showed up as 384MB (Total this mobo can hold) so that's why I'm lost. But I'll throw them into a faster system and see what happens.

Thanks again. :cool:
 
Originally posted by Phoshious
Alright, thanks. I'll get my hands on a floppy then. :D
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they practically give away blank CDs now. if you really are despirate you can go to a dollar store and buy one for $1.
 
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